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Salvage of valuable books and manuscripts from the library of El Escorial during the fire of 2 October 1872, drawing by Vierge, in Le Monde illustré. The French invasion of 1808 constituted a danger for the institution -not for the works- comparable to the great fire, as there was a risk of a great diaspora of the volumes due to the fact that ...
A year later, women were allowed access to the library for the first time, after a petition from writer Antonia Gutiérrez was granted by Queen Regent Maria Christina. [3] During the 19th century, confiscations, purchases and donations enabled the National Library to acquire the majority of the antique and valuable books that it currently holds.
Masnata y de Quesada, David E. (1985). «La Casa Real de la Cerda». Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos (Madrid: Asociación Española de Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos) (1): pp. 169–229. ISBN 84-398-3591-4. Rodríguez García, Francisco (2002). Crónica del Señorío de Vizcaya (1ª edición). Editorial Maxtor Librería. ISBN 84-9761 ...
Marquisate of Casa Real (Spanish: Marqués de Casa Real) is a title of the Spanish nobility. The title was granted on 8 November 1760 to the existing viscount of San Jerónimo to Francisco García de Huidobro, Life-Treasurer of the Royal Mint of Santiago de Chile and Knight of Santiago. [1]
The House of the Spirits (Spanish: La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Barcelona in 1982. [2] It became an instant best-seller, was critically acclaimed, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom.
The Royal Household of Spain, officially the Household of His Majesty the King (Spanish: Casa de S.M. el Rey), is the constitutional body whose primary function is to provide aid and support to the King of Spain in the exercise of his royal duties and prerogatives. [1]
A nun at the Cistercian monastery of Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas in 1217, she became known as the Lady of Las Huelgas, a title shared with later royal family members who joined the community. [27] Henry: Valladolid, 14 April 1204: Palencia, 6 June 1217
Royal warrants of appointment (Spanish: Proveedores de la Real Casa) have been issued for centuries to those who supplied goods or services to the Monarch of Spain.The warrant enables the company to advertise the royal approval of distinction with the display of the royal coat of arms, thus lending prestige to the company.